diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
index 71af4b4d8..706c83c05 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ external_openstack_cacert: "{{ lookup('env','OS_CACERT') }}"
 ##    arg1: "value1"
 ##    arg2: "value2"
 external_openstack_cloud_controller_extra_args: {}
+## By default the value of cluster_name variable is taken.
+## If you want to give the OCCM identifier a different value,
+## you can set the external_openstack_cloud_controller_cluster_name.
+## external_openstack_cloud_controller_cluster_name: "cluster-name"
 external_openstack_cloud_controller_image_tag: "v1.25.3"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-controller-manager-ds.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-controller-manager-ds.yml.j2
index 4596f92f7..0998a2c9f 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-controller-manager-ds.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/openstack/templates/external-openstack-cloud-controller-manager-ds.yml.j2
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ spec:
             - --v=1
             - --cloud-config=$(CLOUD_CONFIG)
             - --cloud-provider=openstack
+{% if external_openstack_cloud_controller_cluster_name is defined %}
+            - --cluster-name={{ external_openstack_cloud_controller_cluster_name }}
+{% else %}
             - --cluster-name={{ cluster_name }}
+{% endif %}
             - --use-service-account-credentials=true
             - --bind-address=127.0.0.1
 {% for key, value in external_openstack_cloud_controller_extra_args.items() %}